The big basket was made
possible by an offensive rebound from Michelle Woods, who then quickly scanned the
court and found the open Saunders . Woods also scored a career-best 20 points -
the second straight game she has done so. The Naples, Fla., native poured in 19
points in the season opener on Friday.

Miami (2-0) led by two at the
half, but Woods scored nine straight points to open the second period, hitting
a pair of threes and converting on an and-one opportunity. In all, the 23rd-ranked
Canes would go on a 13-0 run to start the half.

Freshman Keyona Hayes was one
of three Hurricanes to grab 11 rebounds on the night, joining Morgan Stroman
and Shawnice Wilson. Hayes also was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and 4-of-4 from
the free throw line, scoring 10 points on the night in recording Miami's first
double-double of the season.

Senior All-ACC guard Stefanie
Yderstrom struggled from the field but with 4:22 remaining in the game, stole
an inbounds pass underneath Miami's goal and sank the reverse lay-in to put the
Canes up by nine at 64-55.

Richmond (1-1) would pull to
within three in the game's final minute before Saunders deal-breaker.

Stroman picked up two early
fouls and Meier was forced to put the all-conference forward on the bench for the
remainder of the half. Soon after, Krystal Saunders would join her teammate
with a pair of fouls.

Hayes and Caprice Dennis did
more than their fair share in filling in for the Canes in the opening stanza, combining
for 12 points. At the break, Miami held a 36-34 lead after an offensive
put-back from Hayes with a fraction of a second left. The freshman led all UM
players with eight points and six rebounds heading into the locker room.

After Stroman left the game,
Richmond would build a 12-7 lead with 12:24 left in the half. However, Meier called for a full court press,
forcing the Spiders into five consecutive turnovers and nine Hurricane points
in just over two minutes.